Well, finally I've attained the age of 80, something I did not imagine would happen when I was in my 30's or 40's.
I'm lucky in the sense that some of my relatives expired before they were 70. I have two male cousins who are older than me but their brother who is three years my junior looks much older than I do, as he suffers from arthritis and Parkinsons. So far, I have remained in comparatively good health, even though I used to cough and sneeze as recently as two years back. Then I stopped eating those things to which I was allergic, I gave up tea and stopped eating between meals, as well as avoiding restaurant food, and I believe this is what made me stop coughing and sneezing. Of course I do have back pain, sometimes it's very painful, but I exercise regularly to reduce the pain. I've always had tremendous will power, so I was not influenced by those who tried hard to turn me into a smoker. There were some who even advised me to drink the forbidden stuff, but I successfully resisted such people.
One thing I'm worried about is lack of adequate sleep. I lie in bed for more than an hour before I'm able to sleep. Fortunately I learned to meditate and relax my body long ago, so it's not so bad being awake until one o'clock in the night.
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